reflash | there was only one bed

[ There's a split second where she's appraising Yukio. She doesn't seem to react much to his outfit, nor care about her own. ]

May I help you?

No, I'm sorry. [He's very apologetic, and his daemon (currently a smallish tan dog with pricked ears and a curled tail) glances away from her in a submissive sort of way. ]

I was just looking around, and this was the only unlocked door. I won't bother you anymore.

[ her daemon - a fox - sits and watches carefully. ]

Oh dear... That may be a problem if you have no where else to go. You could get hypothermia and perish, or be attacked by an unknown assailant and be gravely injured...!

Have you tried all the other rooms?

I don't think it's going to be quite that dangerous. [Yukio says, with a shake of his head.]

I haven't finished checking all the rooms yet, and if it comes to that I'm sure I could get one of these doors off its hinges.

Oh no, no-- please, I wouldn't want to put you at risk of angering another occupant. You don't know what could happen!

[ like. she isn't really crazy about A Man being in the room with her but he can't just let him die in a freak accident out in the hall?!!!! ]

It's all right, I really can handle myself. [He has a broken arm in a sling right now.]

If you're that concerned, I'll come back and update you on what I find.

[ sir your ARM??? ]

I would find that most reassuring if you could. Please do not put yourself at any additional risk of harm.

I'll do my best. [He leaves, with a slight bow. Hopefully, he'll be able to find some other open doors and look around without interrupting anyone else.

Unfortunately... that isn't what happens. The doors are locked, and more than that...]

Excuse me, [he says, after knocking and waiting to be welcomed in.]

I have some bad news about these rooms.

Let me guess... There are no other open rooms?

[ she had been incredibly lucky in that the second room she tried was hers (theirs), so she doesn't know if there's anything else to be expected. she didn't explore too much. ]

It's more than that. It appears that these rooms are magically assigned to certain people, like our bags are. [And this room is assigned to him.]

I see. [ she glances furtively towards the bed, then back to yukio. ]

Then I suppose we will have to figure out a satisfactory resolution for this... situation.

I hope it's not too much trouble for me to take up some space here. If I could use one of those nightstands, and a pillow, I won't take up too much space.

Yes, you deserve a small piece of comfort... You can take the pillow and the nightstand. Will that be enough?

[Well, that's certainly one way to put it. He still smiles, apologetic and polite.]

I haven't had a chance to look at the bed, but if there are enough sheets to spare something, that would make the floor a bit more comfortable for me, and I would appreciate it.

Please, come further inside, and we can better discuss this.

[ the sheets are not great so parting with one isn't exactly difficult. sche folds up the top sheet gently to give it to yukio. ]

I'm sorry that things can't be more equitable.

It isn't your fault that our living situation here is so limited. [He says, stepping further in and taking the sheet with a slight bow.]

I'm Okumura Yukio. I'm sorry to bother you like this.

[ she scoots away a little once the sheet has been acquired. She's still kinda unsure of this whole... everything, but at least yukio is nice. ]

It is a pleasure to meet you, Okumura Yukio. I am Scheherazade. If only we could have met under better circumstances.

[He steps back as well, once he's got the sheet in his hands.]

These circumstances were rather unexpected. Have you ever heard of anything like this happening before?

I suppose it depends on what you mean by that. I have been summoned before, and I've seen many different places. But never have I been summoned to such an usual location, and without knowing my Master... I find it very unnerving.

[... oh, interesting.]

That sounds like it would be extremely unsettling. Do you always know your summoner, or have you sometimes appeared in... the physical world without one?

It is impossible for me to exist without being summoned. It would have to be a conscious effort. However, that does not seem to be the case this time. I am not suited for battle, so that doesn't bother me too much, but... not knowing why I am here, and who summoned me, does.

Whoever brought us here doesn't seem interested in providing any answers, but if they're able to summon humans who shouldn't be able to be summoned, along with demons... and others ["demon" doesn't seem like quite the right term for her, unless she's hiding a tail and horns] they're working with a system of magic none of us are accustomed to.

That's right. It must be powerful magic indeed, which means there's an even more powerful enemy to wield it. Ah... This is worse than I could have imagined.

I don't know if we can assume that they are our enemy. It's more likely that they're just using us as tools for their own ends.

Even if they are not an adversary, given the opaque nature of what this end is, I cannot say that we are being used as tools for good.

In the best case, they simply cannot reveal themselves. But I agree, they probably aren't a good person.

Time will tell what sort of tools we will be. Although without a contract, things could get very interesting... I hope that is not the case. I would rather it be boring and then we are allowed to leave.

For all of our sakes, I hope that's the case as well.

there was only one bed

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject